https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/fortress-mountain-resort-expansion-alberta/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157949 Mountain coasters, mini golf and 1,400 parking spots at a Kananaskis resort — that’s the size of a small town. Where will its water come from? Sara King-Abadi In-Depth Alberta protected areas water Illustration: Simone Williamson An illustration depicting a snowy mountain with ski chalets and chair lifts on it, with a pond in the foreground. https://thenarwhal.ca/nuclear-power-fervour-great-lakes/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154897 Restarting an aging reactor and building next-generation modular plants on the shores of the world’s largest freshwater system Keith Schneider In-Depth freshwater Great Lakes renewable energy water Photo: J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue The Palisades Nuclear Plant on the shore of Lake Michigan is lit up at twilight. https://thenarwhal.ca/sio-silica-groundwater-monitoring-tech/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:39:17 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154691 Researchers at the University of Manitoba are partnering with Sio Silica to improve groundwater monitoring at the company’s proposed silica sand mine Julia-Simone Rutgers News Manitoba mining solutions water Photo: Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press The snowy field where Sio Silica plans to build a silica sand processing facility near Vivian, Manitoba https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-conservation-authorities-consolidation/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=148925 Nearly 80 years after their creation, the Doug Ford government is reducing the unique environmental agencies from 36 to 7, in a move staff say may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development and flood protections Fatima Syed In-Depth Conservation authorities environmental law Great Lakes Ontario protected areas urban development water Illustration: Carol Linnitt / The Narwhal A photo illustration depicting Ontario Premier Doug Ford holding scissors in one hand and tape in the other, with the province's proposed new boundaries for conservation areas in the background. https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill-56-clean-water-act/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=147604 Move to support ‘housing and infrastructure development’ comes 25 years after fatal tragedy in Walkerton that spurred creation of the Clean Water Act Carl Meyer News Conservation authorities environmental law Great Lakes Ontario water Photo: Chris Young / The Canadian Press Man in a blue suit drinks from a water bottle with Ontario flag in background. https://thenarwhal.ca/moose-questionnaire-leanne-betasamosake-simpson/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=147107 The member of Alderville First Nation shares her thoughts on water and life — and what she keeps in her ‘emotional support backpack’ Will Pearson The Moose Questionnaire Great Lakes Ontario The Moose Questionnaire water Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal A photo of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson set against a dark purple background with her name in white font and a white, pixelated moose icon overlaid. https://thenarwhal.ca/wetlands-beavers-syilx-homelands/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=146495 Historically seen as a ‘nuisance’ species to be trapped and removed, beavers may be key to restoring ecosystems amid deforestation and climate change Aaron Hemens On the ground B.C. climate change Spirits of Place water wildlife Three people wearing yellow hard hats build an analogue beaver dam in a small creek with green forest behind them https://thenarwhal.ca/water-treatment-plants-ontario/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=145234 In many Ontario Indigenous communities, water treatment plants are staffed by a single person. A training program is trying to change that Savannah Ridley In-Depth Indigenous Rights Ontario Spirits of Place water Photo: Sara Hylton / The Narwhal Ontario Ring of Fire: A view of water through a stand of pine trees https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfires-threaten-drinking-water-bc/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=144768 Communities from Cranbrook to Kelowna know fire can contaminate reservoirs as well as burn homes. Experts say protecting watersheds must become as urgent as protecting schools or hospitals Anne Shibata Casselman and Kari Medig In-Depth B.C. freshwater water wildfires A wildfire burning a mountainside above Kid Creek near Kitchener, BC on Sept 10, 2025. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-watershed-security-strategy/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=144091 The province has sat on the completed strategy for more than a year, despite calls from Indigenous leaders for public release Ainslie Cruickshank News B.C. biodiversity climate change drought flooding forestry freshwater water Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal The Koksilah River in the Cowichan Valley B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/swimmable-cities-summer-canada/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=137909 As Canadian summers heat up, more urban residents are tapping the potential of their local rivers and lakes Vanessa Chiasson In-Depth climate change Ontario Parks water Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal